The Second Annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Forum attracted more than 800 delegates, a big increase on the 450 delegates who attended the first meeting. “I am proud of the progress GPCA has made in its short history,” GPCA chairman Mohamed Al-Mady, who is also vice chairman and CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), said in his opening remarks to the forum, held December 12-13, 2007 in Dubai. Al-Mady, in his opening address, expressed concern about rising project construction costs in the Middle East. “This, I...